"fellus" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /fɛlˈluːs/ Forms: flieles [plural], flejles [diminutive]
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal Maghrebi Arabic (compare Tunisian Arabic فَلّوس (fallūs), Libyan Arabic فِلُّوس (fillūs), Moroccan Arabic فلوس (fallūs)), from a Berber language, from Latin pullus. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|aeb|فَلّوس|tr=fallūs}} Tunisian Arabic فَلّوس (fallūs), {{cog|ayl|فِلُّوس|tr=fillūs}} Libyan Arabic فِلُّوس (fillūs), {{cog|ary|فلوس|tr=fallūs}} Moroccan Arabic فلوس (fallūs), {{der|mt|ber|-}} Berber, {{der|mt|la|pullus}} Latin pullus Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=flejles|g=m|p=flieles}} fellus m (plural flieles, diminutive flejles)
  1. chick, young chicken Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Birds
    Sense id: en-fellus-mt-noun-zDbUWaMu
  2. (figuratively) suspicion Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-fellus-mt-noun-V3k2jW6I Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: serduq, tiġieġa

Inflected forms

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